Chopped liver

[Michael Quinion]

Here's one for you to chew on. Subscribers have suddenly started to
ask me about the origins of "what am I, chopped liver?". (Could a
quiz have featured it recently?) I've done the obvious research, but
can't find even the slightest clue as to why this odd expression
could have come about. Any ideas, anyone?


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Michael Quinion
Editor, World Wide Words
E-mail: <TheEditor at worldwidewords.org>
Web: <http://www.worldwidewords.org/>